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Dormans U-16s, Westgarth Social Club, Joined TEFC September '23Biography
Shirt Name: STEPHENS
Shirt Number: 1
First Appearance: (A) v Durham All Blacks (24/11/23)
First Clean Sheet: (H) v Darlington MvF (14/07/24)
Playing Highlight: Winning Promotion (Dormans U-16s) and Playing at the Riverside Stadium, sharing the pitch with the Erimus lads and walking out with eldest son to top it all off!
Pre-Match Routine: Chill, listen to music. Chicken and rice/pasta. Used to have a little superstition where I wouldn't take me gloves off once they were on, but I'm getting on now and I've realised it makes it really awkward when you need a pee before kick off!
Food/Drink Guilty Pleasure: Parmo and Guinness!
Supports: Middlesbrough, and Celtic
Footballing Icon/Best Players Seen Live: Peter Schmeichel, David Seaman, Gary Walsh! As a Boro fan it was always going to be Mark Schwarzer! Live players: Juninho when he was first at Boro was incredible. Ravanelli, Mendieta, Hasselbaink, Boksic. List could go on and on. Thierry Henry. Cristiano Ronaldo. But in a Boro shirt I'd say Mark Viduka. When he was fit he was incredible. Could ruin defences all by himself.
Favourite Football Kit: My first ever goalkeeper shirt. An absolute 90s special. Orange, black and white Boro keeper shirt from the first season at the Riverside. Had the Boro badge below the sponsor. Thing of beauty.